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Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Cardiovascular and vital sign ... : Tachycardia, Fever ... Altered Mental Status ... #Symptoms #spectrum ... #signs #diagnosis
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
in patients who never ... signs of heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #Classes #NYHA
Chagas Disease - Acute, Chronic and Reactivation 

Acute Chagas
 - 95% asymptomatic
 - Chagoma (Romana's sign),
Chagoma (Romana's sign ... ), nonspecific fever ... Indeterminate - No signs ... or symptoms - ... #Table
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
sarcoid Lofgren Syndrome ... polyarthralgias Heerfordt syndrome ... gland sweling, fever ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Altered mental status ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... , fever, myalgia
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Guillain Barre Syndrome ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... or signs, Cranial ... dysfunction, Absence of fever ... nervous system signs
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
manifestations Stage ... arthralgia, headache, fever ... rare and mild Stage ... Lyme #Disease #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Causes: • Large ... lumbar spine Signs ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... General: fever, ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Delirium/confusional states ... Contraction - Signs ... , cauda equina syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes